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There are over 9,000 extant species of bird. All belong to the Class Aves, which is characterised by the presence of feathers and oviparity (egg-laying). Birds are vertebrate, endothermic (“warm-blooded”) animals with a well-developed central and peripheral nervous system; all species have many features in common with one another, but there are also important differences between them.
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Cooper, J.E., Cooper, M.E. (2010). Introduction. In: Duncan, I., Hawkins, P. (eds) The Welfare of Domestic Fowl and Other Captive Birds. Animal Welfare, vol 9. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-3650-6_1
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